Clothes drying apparatus



ct.v 3l, 1933. c, E, AzwELL CLOTHES DRYING APPARATUS Original FiledMarch 1'7, 1931 1N VENTOR.

Patented Oct. 31,- 1933 PATENT OFFICE CLOTHES DRYING APPARATUS CharlesE. Azwell, Evansville, Ind.

Application March 17, 1931, Serial No. 523,312 Renewed March 21, 1933 3Claims. (Cl, 34-26) My present invention has reference to a clothesdrying apparatus and has for its primary object the provision of astandard provided with bars in the nature of racks upon which clothesare supported, together with a canopy supported on the standard andsurrounding the racks and means in the nature of an electric heater fordirecting heat through the canopy and against the clothes to effect indrying the clothes in an expeditious manner.

A further object is the provision in a clothes drier, of a revolublysupported standard having spirally arranged transverse openingsthroughout the length thereof to receive therethrough rods that provideclothes supporting racks, a ring member removably supported from the topof the standard, said ring slidably supporting thereon a canopy whichentirely surrounds the rack, an electric heating element arranged at thebottom of the device for directing heat through the canopy and againstthe clothes for the quick drying of the clothes and means for protectingthe heater from the dampened clothes.

A further object is the provision of a clothes drying apparatus inrwhich all of the parts constituting the same are removably associatedso that when the device is not required for use said parts may be foldedupon themselves to provide a small compact package for storage and forshipment.

The invention also resides in many other novel features of construction,combination and operative association of parts, one satisfactoryembodiment of which is disclosed by the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement, a portion .of thecanopy being broken away.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional elevation to illustrate the manner in which thestandard is removably mounted on the base and the supporting ring forthe canopy removably attached to the standard.

Figure 4 is an enlarged side elevation of the standard to illustrate itsconnection with the base and likewise illustrate the hub of the ringremovably attached to the post, parts being broken awayand parts insection.

Figure 5 is a detail elevation with parts in section to illustrateanother manner in which the standard may be attached to the base.

The base 1 of the improvement comprises two bars arranged rightangularly with respect to each other and which, at their contactingportions, have their opposite faces notched for interengagement. Therightangular members comprising the base may have their outer endsprovided on their under faces with lugs that aord feet 2 or the base maybe supported on caster 00 wheels 3, as disclosed by Figure 5 of thedrawing.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention the interengaging reducedcentral portions of the members constituting the base are connectedtogether by a tubular member 4 which has a lower 65 threaded portionengaged by nuts 5, respectively, which contact with the inner upper andlower faces of the base. The tubular member 4 is thus removablyconnected to the base, so that the same may be supported therefrom andthe sections constituting the base may be separated from each other.Surrounding the tube and resting on the base, there is a disc 6 that hasa central bulged portion 7 to receive the upper nut 5 therein. The' disc6 has on its outer face an 7 annular groove aording a raceway forantifriction balls 8. These balls are received in an annular grooveprovided on the under face of a disc 9, the said disc having a sleeveextension 10 that receives therein the lower and cross sec- 8 tionallysquared portion 11 of a standard 12.

The sleeve 10 is of a square or rectangular cross sectional formationand a removable element, such as a screw 11, passes through the sleeveand enters the standard for holding the lower end of the standard in thesleeve. On the periphery of the disc or ball raceway 6 there are nxedspaced upstanding spring fingers 13 Whose upper ends are bent to provideinwardly extending hooked portions 14, and the said hooks are adapted tobe arranged over the upper disc or raceway 9 for holding the discs 9 and6 properly associated and likewise for permitting of the removal ofthese elements without disturbing the balls in the lower raceways 6. Thestandard for the major portion of the length thereof, is round in crosssection, and this round portion is provided with series of spirallyarranged transverse openings 15 and through certain of these openingsthere are passed rods 16. The rods provide the supports for the clothesto be dried.

On the upper end of the standard 12 there is removably received ahubmember 17 from which radiate arms 18. The outer end of the hub isclosed, and the arms 18 are of an equal length 106 and have their outerends connected to a ring 19. On the ring there are eye members 20 whichare attached to the upper edge of a curtain or canopy 21 which surroundsthe standard and the clothes supporting rods 16.

Supported on the base 1 and surrounding the standard and the bearingtherefor, there is the cylindrical body 21 of an electric heater. Thecoil of the heater has the usual conductor wire which is plugged to thehouse source oi' electricity, and the heater 21 has on its top areticulated disc plate 22 which is designed to protect the heating coilfrom moisture or from water dripping from the clothes supported upon therods 16.

The confronting ends of the curtain or canopy 21 may be spread away fromeach other a distance equaling the distance between two of the spokes 18and asthe standard is revolubly supported articles of clothes may bearranged upon each of the rods 16. Heat from the heater 21 will bedirected upwardly between the clothes suspended on the rods 16 andthrough the canopy 21 so that the clothes will be dried in anexpeditious manner.

In Figure 5 the standard 23 has its lower and squared end received in asocket 24 that may project from the base or may form a reinforcingsleeve for the said end of the standard. The standard is removablysecured on the base through the medium of a bolt or screw 25 that passesthrough the reduced interengaging central portions of the sectionsconstituting the base.

'I'he simplicity of the construction and the advantages thereof will, itis thought, be understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art towhich the invention relates. The device is of a simple nature, willoccupy only a small space in a laundry room and all of the partsconstituting the improvement are separable so that the .same may befolded against each other to provide a small package for storage or forshipment. When the standard is removed from the base the balls areretained in the lower raceway 6 as long as the base is in horizontalposition. Obviously I do not wish to be restricted to the specificstructure herein shown and described and, therefore, hold myselfentitled to make such changes therefrom as fairly fall within the scopeof what I claim.

Having described the invention, I claim:

1. A clothes drier comprising a base, constituting rightangular memberswhich centrally contact with each other, and have their opposite facesat their said contacting portions notched for interengagement, a tubularmember passing centrally through the base, inner and outer nuts screwedon the tubular member, a disc affording a ball raceway positioned on thebase and having a bulged portion to surround the outer nut, a second,disc also providing a ball raceway arranged over the first named disc,spring fingers on the rst named disc having hooked ends to overlie thesecond named disc, a sleeve extending from the outer disc, a standardreceived in the sleeve and secured thereto, and said standard having abore in which the tubular member is received, said standard havingspaced spirally arranged openings therethrough for the reception ofremovable rods that afford clothes hangers, a canopy supported from thestandard and surrounding the rods, and an electric heater supported onthe base for directing heat through the canopy and between the rods.

2. A clothes drier comprising a base, a tubular member rising centrallytherefrom, a disk forming a ball raceway supported on the base about thetubular member, a second disk of similar contour arranged above the rstmentioned disk, spring ngers rising from the rst mentioned disk andhaving hooked ends to overlie the second mentioned disk, a standardrotatably mounted on the tubular member and connected with the secondmentioned disk, rods carried by the standard and providing clothessupports, a. curtain suspended from the standard and surrounding saidrods, and an electric heater supported by the base in spaced concentricrelation about the standard.

3. A clothes drier comprising a base, a tubular member rising centrallytherefrom, a sleeve rotatably mounted on the base in spaced concentricrelation to said tubular member, a standard having a bore receiving thetubular member and connected with the sleeve for rotation therewith,clothes supporting rods carried by the standard,

a canopy suspended from the standard and surrounding said rods, and anelectric heater supported on the base in spaced concentric relationabout the standard.

CHARLES E. AZWELL.

